Therapeutic boarding schools help students struggling with motivational and
self-esteem issues. These students often find success through a structured,
emotional growth therapeutic boarding school environment. Catering to
the non-traditional student, therapeutic boarding schools
offer social, emotional, physical, and spiritual guidance,
in addition to educational enrichment for troubled teens.
While scholastics play a significant role in their curriculums,
emotional growth boarding schools are designed for the student
with a history of underperformance, both personal and academic,
whose acting out behavior is compounded by issues including
poor self-esteem and a negative self-concept. Therapeutic
boarding schools work with such students to permanently change
negative behaviors and self-perceptions through a nurturing,
supportive curriculum that offers counseling within the academic
environment. Group and individual therapy is an integral component
of the emotional growth environment, enabling each troubled
child to participate fully in their own emotional healing.

As with traditional boarding school programs,
students at therapeutic boarding schools are expected to adhere to school rules and policies,
and to make a personal commitment to contribute positively
to campus life. Emotional growth students, however, receive
daily affirmation that their contributions are valued, and
that they themselves are valued members of the community.
Troubled students receive continuous support through experiential
learning exercises which help develop a more positive sense
of self, and improve decision making, problem solving, and
interpersonal skills.

Therapeutic boarding schools operate on a
rolling admissions schedule, accepting students year-round
as required. Applicants are routinely required to undergo
a series of psychological tests to determine appropriateness
and subsequent needs, accompanied by an in depth interview
process where students gain a clearer understanding of the
commitment necessary for their new placement. While students
are expected to be capable of performing scholastically, poor
past performance does not serve as grounds for rejection.

Emotional growth therapeutic boarding schools are offered
in a wide range of approaches and models. When selecting a
placement, it is important to ensure the child's needs are
compatible with the program format. Whether clinically or
experientially based, therapeutic programs and residential
treatment provide non-traditional students with a choice and
opportunity to improve their lives and their promise for the
future.

Contact an educational consultant familiar
with therapeutic boarding schools for troubled teens and residential
treatment to determine which program is most appropriate for
you teen and your family. You may also want to contact an
admissions counselor at the selected therapeutic boarding schools to discuss
your situation and family needs.